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Zeta functions that hear the shape of a Riemann surface

Operator Algebras 2009-11-13 v1 Differential Geometry Dynamical Systems

Abstract

To a compact hyperbolic Riemann surface, we associate a finitely summable spectral triple whose underlying topological space is the limit set of a corresponding Schottky group, and whose ``Riemannian'' aspect (Hilbert space and Dirac operator) encode the boundary action through its Patterson-Sullivan measure. We prove that the ergodic rigidity theorem for this boundary action implies that the zeta functions of the spectral triple suffice to characterize the (anti-)conformal isomorphism class of the corresponding Riemann surface. Thus, you can hear the shape of a Riemann surface, by listening to a suitable spectral triple.

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@article{arxiv.0708.0500,
  title  = {Zeta functions that hear the shape of a Riemann surface},
  author = {Gunther Cornelissen and Matilde Marcolli},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0708.0500},
  year   = {2009}
}

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19 pages, 3 figures

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